The Department of Taxation has announced that the tax cap rate for the 2016/2017 fiscal year is .2% for all properties: residential (owner and non-owner occupied), commercial, land and personal property. This excludes new construction or property that has a change of use.
A new study has warned that if a woman drinks in the first six weeks of pregnancy she risks permanent damage to her unborn baby. Drinking alcohol at between three and six weeks pregnant can cause symptoms similar to foetal alcohol syndrome, the experts warned. Past studies have found exposure to alcohol during pregnancy can damage a baby, increasing the risk of a child suffering learning disabilities and congenital deformities.
Adult bodies are able to manage alcohol in their blood a babyâs body cannot. A womanâs liver can break down the alcohol in her blood at one drink per hour â a baby cannot. The effects of alcohol on pregnant women are that their babyâs liver is too small to break down the alcohol the same way they can. This is why drinking any amount of alcohol while pregnant is so dangerous.